Dollar General to open Sunday

Just in time for the last-minute holiday shopping rush, Dollar General will open its doors in Fellsmere to the public Sunday morning.

The discount retailer first announced its plans to build the 9,100-square-foot store on a two-parcel site on County Road 512 just east of the Snak Shak Restaurant in February.

"This is the first new commercial construction in the CRA (community redevelopment agency) in years and will add taxable value to the area as well as 10 new jobs," City Manager Jason Nunemaker said by email. "We hope that the location of the store will help bolster activity at the restaurant next door."

In addition to the added revenue it will bring the city, Nunemaker noted that company has contributed a combined total of $30,000 to the city's sidewalk fund and transit shelter (that will sit on the south side of C.R. 512), both conditions of approval — and both a big plus for the city, according to Nunemaker.

"This (sidewalk and shelter) facilitates the use of the GoLine to access the store," Nunemaker said. "The store's location will save what would have otherwise been a 15- to 20-mile round trip out of town."